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I've tried writing letters to the council but they've been largely ignored and the freephone number they gave me was a dead end... I just want to know where my road tax is going to because I know one thing, it isn't going to road repairs. Last month I had to replace one of the suspension units on my car and I'm willing to bet the damage was due to the roads I drive on each day. They should be paying me to drive on the roads, not the other way round! How much extra does it cost us each month to commute because these roads are wrecking our cars?
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I've driven on all sorts of roads all over Britain, I've also driven abroad and to be honest the state of our roads is really appalling when compared. Bring back the Romans, they probably knew more about roads than Labour's transport minister is ever likely to! To be fair, the further north you go (with the exception of Wales, but they still use horses and carts there anyway!) the better the roads get, and many of the motorways are okay. It's the A class roads and dual carriageways that join the towns and cities that have been neglected. Why is that? Is it because not enough people are complaining, or is it because not enough people complain to the right person? I don't know, but I've tried and so far the road I take every day to work is like a joy ride in a moon buggy. Some of the potholes are big enough to bury the dead in and that's no joke!
If anyone has any help or advice on this issue please let me know. We all want a softer ride, and I wonder how many accidents in the country are partly to blame thanks to poorly maintained road surfaces?
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